Trends and influencing factors of self-management in patients with chronic heart failure: a longitudinal study

The study findings indicate that self-management is a dynamic process of change. The level of self-management was at a high level 3 months after the patients were discharged from the hospital, but showed a decreasing trend from 6 months, which was related to numerous factors. This study helps to provide a theoretical basis for the timing and content of self-management intervention for patients with CHF by clinical healthcare professionals.